National Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2014 (108 of 2014)

Schedule 1   ASIO employment etc.

Part 3   Transitional and application provisions

79   Transitional - requesting information or documents from operators of aircraft or vessels

(1) If, immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, a person was an authorised officer or employee within the meaning of section 23 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979, the person is taken, after that commencement, to be an authorised person within the meaning of that section as amended by this Schedule.

(2) If, immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, a person was an authorising officer for the purposes of subsection 23(6) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979, the person is taken, after that commencement, to be a person appointed under subsection 23(6A) of that Act as inserted by this Schedule.